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Quotations:

I am with you always until the end of this world - Jesus (Matthew 28:20).

Preach the Word in season and out of season reproving, rebuking or advising always with patience and providing instructions (2 Timothy 4:2).

Do not fear, Mary, for God has looked kindly on you. (Luke 1:30)

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. - G. K. Chesterton

Forgive my many grammatical and punctuation mistakes :). - mjdasma

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

My Reflections for November 18, Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 13:24-32

Jesus
said to his disciples: "In those days after that tribulation the sun will
be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be
falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken."And
then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in the clouds' with great power and
glory, and then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four
winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.

"Learn
a lesson from the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves,
you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see these things
happening, know that he is near, at the gates. Amen, I say to you, this
generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven
and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. "But
of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son,
but only the Father."

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My
Reflections:

Every now
and then there are movies with end times' story lines such as extensive
flooding, hunger, chaotic situations, disasters, wars and the like. This is not
only happening in movie themes this is in fact already part of our life’s
reality. Just watch the news and you will see many depressing situations, what
if these frightening events that you see are really signs of the end times? Are
you ready for it?

All of us
perhaps are not yet ready for these end times scenarios and all of us are not
yet ready for these end times pronouncement by Jesus in the gospel. He tells us
this: "In those days after that tribulation the sun will be darkened, and
the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the sky,
and the powers in the heavens will be shaken." This is very unimaginable
and horrifying, but what if it suddenly comes like a thief in the night? What
will happen to us? Where will we end-up?

We may
not all be ready for these, we may lose sleep thinking about these dreadful
scenarios. But for so long as we have God in our hearts and for so long as we
live within the ambit of His teachings. We need not worry for God will give us
faith to endure all of these tribulations He will give us peace in the midst of
the absence of peace in our hearts.

But we
often times forget the power of God over everything that happens and exists in
this world. We often times forget that God is above all these tribulations.
Yes, all of these may happen at a time when we least expect it but if we have
faith we have nothing to worry. If we love and believe in Jesus we have nothing
to worry.

Let us
always learn to give all our worries to God, let us always learn to invite Him
to dwell into our hearts. By doing so we will not dread anything even the
horrific end times we will not fear.

Do we
always share our worries with God? Do we always invite Him to dwell into our
hearts?